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Kite VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 3rd Person Limited | Focuses on one character. |
| 3rd Person Omniscient | Focuses on everything. |
| Phrase | Group of words that make sense. |
| Transitional phrase/transition | a word or group of words that bridges to ideas in writing . |
| central theme | Overarching lesson or idea of a text. |
| central idea | Main idea of a text. |
| revision/revised | The action of revising. |
| formal tone vs informal tone | Formal tone- is objective, professional, and impersonal, characterized by complex sentences, with no contractions. |
| Objective Summary | Concise version of the text without opinion |
| Concise/precise | concise means straight to the point precise means perfect |
| Conclusion | End or inference |
| Claim or Counterclaim | argument or opposing viewpoint |
| Perspective | your opinion or interpretation |
| Point of view | Who is telling the story |
| Primary purpose | The main reason it was written |
| Relevant vs. irrelevant | Relevant means applicable Irrelevant means not applicable |
| primary or primarily | main or first |
| connotation | emotion or idea that goes along with the meaning of the word |
| Emphasis | special importance, value, or prominence given to something |
| Contribute | to help to cause or bring about |
| Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |
| Omit | To leave something out |
| Antonym | opposite |
| Synonym | Same |
| Interrogative | Question |
| Indicative | Statement |
| Subjunctive | Wish |
| Imperative | Command |
| Conditional | Under certain conditions something could happen |